Legend has it that it was Mrs O’Leary’s cow started the “Great Chicago Fire” of 1871. Kate O'Leary kept five cows and milked them twice a day for her local dairy business. Kate supposedly revealed to different people the morning after the blaze began that she was in the barn when one of her cows kicked over a lantern which started the fire. Although how far this city-lore true … is much debated, however … this local legend explains the fire truck’s name …
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